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steven, i'll start with you. today's filing finally offers a kind of window inside facebook's business. i know it just came out. you've got just a quick look but what jumps out at you right away? >> well, a couple of things. the revenues were pretty much in line with what people were thinking. they had somewhere south of $400 million of annual revenues and a profit of $1 billion, which is pretty nice. one thing is that all the money they have is in advertising, except for about 15%, and almost all of that is they have a payment system which is dependent on one company, the gaigame company, zinga. that was interesting. and the other thing that struck me was the very strikey letter from mark zuckerberg to potential investors where he talked about how the company's mission is more important than making money to him. the money enabled him of fulfill the mission of putting the world in contact with each other and doing it the hacker way, as he describes it. it was pretty interesting. >> brown: first, nate elliott, fil
steven, i'll start with you. today's filing finally offers a kind of window inside facebook's business. i know it just came out. you've got just a quick look but what jumps out at you right away? >> well, a couple of things. the revenues were pretty much in line with what people were thinking. they had somewhere south of $400 million of annual revenues and a profit of $1 billion, which is pretty nice. one thing is that all the money they have is in advertising, except for about 15%, and...
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ambassador christopher stevens, who died in the attack. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland acknowledged only two private guards are protecting the site. >> we have had some challenges securing the site. we are continuing to talk to the libyan side about that. but this was not-- based on what we've seen-- any kind of breach of classified information. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, the f.b.i. confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the first time. until now, the group had stayed away, due to security concerns. a long-standing battle over google's book-scanning project was settled today. authors and publishers filed suit against the company back in 2005, saying it violated their copyrights. google launched the project a year earlier, making digital copies of books from major research libraries. in all, more than 20 million books have been scanned. now, publishers will get to choose which books are included. a lawsuit with authors is still ongoing. facebook now has one billion users. the number-one
ambassador christopher stevens, who died in the attack. in washington today, state department spokeswoman victoria nuland acknowledged only two private guards are protecting the site. >> we have had some challenges securing the site. we are continuing to talk to the libyan side about that. but this was not-- based on what we've seen-- any kind of breach of classified information. >> sreenivasan: meanwhile, the f.b.i. confirmed a team of agents visited benghazi yesterday, for the...
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george stevens the writer director and producer joins me now. welcome to you. >> hello. >> bro: these are vry focused on craft, rather than what we usually think of stars celebrity. so give us some background on these conversations. >> well, they started when we started the conservatory at the american film institute in 1969. and the first night harold loy, the great sil ebb film comedian came to talk to the fellows, there were just 17 of them at that time, he brought his friend king vidor, a great director, and in that audience were david lynch and terrence malek and paul sler, and -- >> brown: young folks at the time? >> yes, who now have careers of their own. and the idea was for the great film makers to come there and provide the knowledge. because there was no other source of it. it was picasso who said that when critics get together they talk about aesthetics. he said when artists get together, they talk about terp en tyne. >> brown: the real nitty gritty of how you make things. >> how you do it. >> brown: there's also the constant mix of
george stevens the writer director and producer joins me now. welcome to you. >> hello. >> bro: these are vry focused on craft, rather than what we usually think of stars celebrity. so give us some background on these conversations. >> well, they started when we started the conservatory at the american film institute in 1969. and the first night harold loy, the great sil ebb film comedian came to talk to the fellows, there were just 17 of them at that time, he brought his...
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do you share steven clemons' pessimism that you government can do this? >> well, there's one thing-- of course i agree with him that protection of human rights and also a government that's accountable and transparent and also inclusive, that is the key to stability in afghanistan. no matter-- no amount of foreign troops or foreign money is going to stanleyize the country unless there is a government that the people can trust. this is-- however in the past 10 years, i think the afghan society has changed. i think there is a lot of support for the respect of human rights and also women's rights. i don't think the country will go back to the day the taliban were actually violating all kinds of rights of men and women. i am optimistic, as far as the people are concerned, i think the afghans will make choices. they are not going to go back to that era. however, it depends on the security situation, and capacity of the government that can protect the population and provide security and the rule of law. and that can be possible only if the government can control
do you share steven clemons' pessimism that you government can do this? >> well, there's one thing-- of course i agree with him that protection of human rights and also a government that's accountable and transparent and also inclusive, that is the key to stability in afghanistan. no matter-- no amount of foreign troops or foreign money is going to stanleyize the country unless there is a government that the people can trust. this is-- however in the past 10 years, i think the afghan...
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even retired justice john paul stevens showed up when the entire office of the solicitor general came in that also upped the electricity. they were visiting senators in the audience, the press section was filled to overflowing even behind the pillars and the regular pews so, yes, it was quite electric. the justices seemed very calm and most of them seemed tired. (laughs) >> brown: well, their work is done for this term. marcia coyle of the national law journal, thanks as always. my pleasure. >> woodruff: and now we have two takes on the court's judgment from senior members of congress. first, we are joined by representative steny hoyer of maryland. he is the democratic whip in the house. i talked to him this evening. congressman steny hoyer, thank you for joining us. >> good to be with you, judy, thank you. >> pelley: what does the supreme court ruling mean for the country? >> i think it means that people can have confidence that they are, in fact, going to have access to affordable quality health care and that we will bring prices down. as c.b.o. has said over the long run, over a tr
even retired justice john paul stevens showed up when the entire office of the solicitor general came in that also upped the electricity. they were visiting senators in the audience, the press section was filled to overflowing even behind the pillars and the regular pews so, yes, it was quite electric. the justices seemed very calm and most of them seemed tired. (laughs) >> brown: well, their work is done for this term. marcia coyle of the national law journal, thanks as always. my...
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ambassador christopher stevens. he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators tried to reach the embassy in islamabad, by pushing aside huge shipping containers that cordoned off the area. riot police fired tear gas to disperse the crowd. a report on a bungled operation against gun-trafficking in arizona drew praise today from house republicans. they've been investigating "operation fast and furious" for months. at a hearing, the justice department's inspector general michael horowitz listed a string of mistakes by federal law enforcement officials trying to track illegal guns. hundreds of the weapons ended
ambassador christopher stevens. he died on september eleventh, when gunmen assaulted the american consulate in benghazi three other americans also were killed in the attack. the assault came during protests against an anti-islamic film made in the u.s. the u.s. embassy in pakistan put out ads today, condemning that same film. the ads ran on pakistani television and featured clips of president obama and secretary of state hillary clinton condemning the film. still, hundreds of demonstrators...
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for more we turn to steven cohen. he's lived in dehli and is the author of many books on india and south asian and arvind subramanian of the peterson institute where he's an expert on indian growth, trade and development. gentlemen, we thank you both for being here. arvind subramanian, let me start with you. india is accustomed to smaller blackouts but this is of a different magnitude. >> this was an entirely different magnitude. 700 million people but in some ways the real tragedy, judy, of this is the fact that had highlights the fact that india's chronically short of power. that's been a problem for 10, 20, 30, 40 years. i'm hoping that this will shed the spotlight on that bigger and more persistent problem. >> woodruff: chronically short of power. is is that what's behind this? >> i think that's true. behind that is the fact that india like china shifting from a state-directed system of economy to one where enterprise operates on its own. both countries are in a state of transition. countries have set up weird cap
for more we turn to steven cohen. he's lived in dehli and is the author of many books on india and south asian and arvind subramanian of the peterson institute where he's an expert on indian growth, trade and development. gentlemen, we thank you both for being here. arvind subramanian, let me start with you. india is accustomed to smaller blackouts but this is of a different magnitude. >> this was an entirely different magnitude. 700 million people but in some ways the real tragedy, judy,...
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steven senate a minimum wants it off the table for juveniles under the age of 14. and the court seemed to be struggling with a number of scenarios. it explored them. they didn't struggle. first of all there didn't seem to be a lot of interest in a categorical ban for juveniles under the age of 18. when they started quizzing about the age, justice alito said, well, what is the age... where do you draw the line for the constitutional purposes? and mr. stevenson would say under 14. the lawyers for arkansas and alabama said, well, maybe 12. >> ifill: is the argument that younger children or younger teenagers shouldn't be held as accountable as older ones? >> mr. stevenson would say based on the court's earlier decisions in this area that the deficits juveniles have in judgment and maturity are not crime-specific. it doesn't matter if it's murder or a non-murder crime. those characteristics apply to all juveniles under the age of 18. he said you cannot equate kids with adults. >> ifill: we're talking once again about justice kennedy as being the pivot point but not just
steven senate a minimum wants it off the table for juveniles under the age of 14. and the court seemed to be struggling with a number of scenarios. it explored them. they didn't struggle. first of all there didn't seem to be a lot of interest in a categorical ban for juveniles under the age of 18. when they started quizzing about the age, justice alito said, well, what is the age... where do you draw the line for the constitutional purposes? and mr. stevenson would say under 14. the lawyers for...
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it's a fiscal responsibility charge and we're here to solve it. >> woodruff: steven dennis, what light can you showed it now? >> i think if you look at the context of the election, considering the debt limit isn't going to need to be raised until probably probably january, february of next year, this is about focusing the nation's attention on the debt which is something the republicans would rather be talking about and mitt romney, obviously, wants to be talking about. they want the issue focused on debt and deficit-- >> woodruff: rather than this? >> the white house this week wanted to be talking about their new jobs packages. they wanted to be talking about letting people refinance their homes. they want to be talking about small business tax cuts, all these things that are sort of passing out goodies, instead of dealing with a big barrel of pain which is what's headed at the end of the year. we have expiring tax cuts, huge spending cut and the debt ceiling increase. those are three legislative nuclear weapons all about to go off. and everybody is holding one of them hostage. >> woo
it's a fiscal responsibility charge and we're here to solve it. >> woodruff: steven dennis, what light can you showed it now? >> i think if you look at the context of the election, considering the debt limit isn't going to need to be raised until probably probably january, february of next year, this is about focusing the nation's attention on the debt which is something the republicans would rather be talking about and mitt romney, obviously, wants to be talking about. they want...
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and steven cook, senior fellow for middle east studies with the council on foreign relations. both have recently been in egypt. . welcome to both of you. steven cook, if you look generally, what is going on, picking up off that piece, what is going on to motivate the military with these strong- arm tactics? >> i think the peace touch... the piece touches on three things that the military wants out of the transition period. none of which conform to the democratic demands of tahrir square last year. the military wants to hold on to its economic interests. it has a different view of stability and social cohesion in egypt than the kind of cantankerous debate free-for-all that you're seeing in egypt right now. most importantly egyptian armed forces want to retain its role as the source of legitimacy and authority in egypt. in a democracy, the people are the source of authority and legitimy. so it's clear that what they're trying to do is salvage as much as they can from the previous regime while taking account of some of the demands from tahrir. >> brown: and is there a path or a w
and steven cook, senior fellow for middle east studies with the council on foreign relations. both have recently been in egypt. . welcome to both of you. steven cook, if you look generally, what is going on, picking up off that piece, what is going on to motivate the military with these strong- arm tactics? >> i think the peace touch... the piece touches on three things that the military wants out of the transition period. none of which conform to the democratic demands of tahrir square...
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>> you know, an even-steven kind of debate would be fine with them because things are going in their direction. but he wants to keep... if romney needs to be on offense all the time he probably wants to put romney on defense for some of this. he probably also wants to address the idea that this disappointment in his economic performance and make the case as he's been making and his campaign appearances that he inherited a difficult situation, things are moving in the right direction although he understands people are still hurting. >> woodruff: how do you see what the obama camp believes they've got to do? >> susan is right. they don't want to be on the defensive. they don't want to make the mistake. you know, this is the kind of campaign where mitt rom needs to do more than have a draw. he needs to make a case. i think it's going to be awfully hard for him to close the imp thee gap given the context of "washington post" had an empathy gap. he has to change the dynamic. it's up to the president to answer each and all of the charges. so far the obama campaign has done a good job in ta
>> you know, an even-steven kind of debate would be fine with them because things are going in their direction. but he wants to keep... if romney needs to be on offense all the time he probably wants to put romney on defense for some of this. he probably also wants to address the idea that this disappointment in his economic performance and make the case as he's been making and his campaign appearances that he inherited a difficult situation, things are moving in the right direction...